Metal binding for reed matting



Dec. 13,1927. 1,652,195

' F. S. CHRISMAN METAL BINDING FOR REED MATTING Filed Jan.25. 1926 Patented Dec. 13; 19 21 ms. 'cnmsnm or s'onmn 3mm, innIANA.

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invention relates to ineta-llicf bindings fOr" reed matting, particularly of the type easily .and quickly applied to 'tlie rupp'er marginal edge of the reed walls of the, body of the carriage, and which may beeasily and. quickly bent to form Over the marginal edges of the walls, and has suflicientirigidity to maintain its form and theform of the body,

thereby obviating the expensive operation of rovidinga wooden binding which has to be entto form after a steamlng OPQI'Qi/IOII and wh ch also involvesthe slow and labor ous operation; of applying the binding 'to the wallsiby a tacking or other securing operation, The metallic binding obviatessplitting whichis a; commondifliculty vexperienced in wooden bindings and will wear indefinitely.

A further object isto first apply the metallic binding to the marginal edge of the sheet. of matting in the form of achannel withone flangeengaging one side of the strands orreeds andtheother flange engaging-theother side of, the strands or reeds and then bending the channel onto itself, thereby folding the strand onto themselves in subber havin one flange shorter than the com stantially parallel relation for securely locks ingand;holdingthe binding on the edge of the sheet of matting, and after which the sheet,o f metal and binding can be readily bent'to form.

A further ob ect is to provide a metallic binding for the marginal edge of a baby carriage body formed fromwoven reed material, which bindingcomprises' channeled memand in ich-channeled memberthe man' ginal edge of thematting 1s rece ved, and

bending the channeled member lon'gitudt a bend in the matting'and secure 'y clamping the binding on the matting'edge. V

A further object is to provide a metallic binding for the marginaledge of a baby carriage matting, which binding is securely locked to the matting, by folding thebinding 'onto, itself while in channeled form and simultaneously folding the mattin reed ends onto themselves within thebindlng.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of: parts as hereinafter set imparting V reanyshbwn in the drawing, described an claimed itfbeing understood that changes in tllQlJrClSG' embodiment of the invention may be made made withinthe scope of what is claimed without departing fromthe spirit ofthe invention. 1 In the drawing V J Figure 1is a perspective view of ababy carriage body'showing a metallic binding applied thereto. V Figure a perspective view of a portion of the woven matting, showing the channeled bindingapplied thereto and in position to be folded uponitself for securing the same to the edge of the matting. I Figuref3 is a view similar to Figure 2, showing the channeled member bent upon itsellffor securing the same to the matting e e. I

l igure 4 is a perspective view showing the binding applied to the horizontal strand of the matting. I i

Figure 5 is aperspective View of one of the strands or reeds of the] matting.

Referring to the drawing thefnumeral 1V designates a baby carriage bodyof a conventional shape, the baby carriage body comprises a bottom 2 preferably of wood, to which the lower edges of the walls 3 may be secured in an "suitable manner, for instance by tacking. woven material "comprising horizontal strands4 andvertical strands 5. Thestrand's 4 and 5 are generally called reeds, however in baby carriagebodies, particularly those used for doll babies, the strands 5 are formed from a twisted specially treated paper material, which has sufiicient rigidity for the purpose to which the material is put. 7

It is the present practice to secure to the upper edges of the walls 3 a wooden bindin Vstripw'hich is steamed or otherwise treate is relatively high. To obviate the above difiiculties as well as save the loss of material which is necessary for lap and extension during the securing operation, a metallic bindingfi is provided. Metallic binding 6 has suflicient rigidity so that it can be easily he walls Bare formed from a I bent to form when the matting is placed in position on the bottom 2, and sufliciently rigid to retain its form, Metallic binding 6 is placed on the ends of the reeds 5 in the form of a channel as clearly shown in Figure 2, and at which time the narrow flange 7 engages one side of the reeds and the wide flange 8 the other sides of the reeds .5, after which the flange 8 is bent longitudinally at 9, which action will cause the ends of the reeds 5 to be bent upon themselves as clearly shown in Figure 3, thereby securely and positively locking the metallic binding strip on the edge of the matting, and obviating the use of nails or other securing means. The reeds 5, as well as the reeds 4, ifdesired, may be dampened at their ends before the bending operation for facilitating the bend ing operation. However, the dampening operation may be eliminated if desired. After the binding stri is securely clamped on a sheet of materia ,lhe sheetot material with the binding strip may be then easily and quickly bent to form 111 the position shown in Figure 1, and the strip may be welded or otherwise secured togetheigat l0. However, applicant does not limit himselt to any particular securingmeans for the :ul'jacent ends of the binding strip;

Referring to Figure l the construction and operation is the same as shown in Fig. ures 2 and 3, with the exception the binding strip (3 is applied to the ends of the reeds a, and in which case the operation would be the same and the main diii'erenee the reversin of the positions of the reeds.

rom the above it will be seen that a metallic binding is provided for the bodies of baby carriages and doll baby carriages which may be easil and quickly placed on a piece of materia of a woven character,

and which will obviate the use of a wooden strip which is relatively expensive and at the same time the metallic binding will have suflicient flexibility to permit flexing thereof to conform to the desired curvature of the The invention having been set fortlrwliat is claimed as new and useful is Q Q 1. ln a baby carriage a woven reed flexible material substantially U-Shaped in transverse cross section, a metallic binding U-shaped in transverse cross section conforming and securedto said reed material and a bottom towhich said reed material is attached, said metallic binding and bottom being the onl reed material in flexed position. i y 2. In a baby carriage body, aflexible ma: terial substantially U-shaped in transverse cross section, a metallic binding U-shaped in transverse cross section conforming and se cured to said flexible material and a bottom to which said flexible material is attached, said metallic binding and bottom being the only means for maintaining the flexible material in flexed position.

means for ma ntaining the v body "and" yet have suflicicnt rigidity and In testimony whereof I alfix my signature.

- FRANK s. CHRIISMA Ni 

